Radon concentrations in groundwater in Busan measured with a liquid scintillation counter method

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-112

  Cho, J S ^a   Ahn, J K ^a   Kim, H Ch ^a   Lee, D W ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

222Rn; Busan; Drinking water; Groundwater; LSC method

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; RADON; ROCKS; SCINTILLATION;

DRINKING GROUNDWATER; ROCK AQUIFERS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RADON;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; KOREA; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; ROCK; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; KOREA; RADON; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 2442448342     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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